Starting XI:

Attacking Blues

The forward partnership all City fans want to see looks likely to happen this afternoon with Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero unleashed on Middlesbrough.

In what could be a 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 formation, Kevin De Bruyne will hope to provide the ammunition for the South American duo. Gabriel Jesus could play off the shoulder of Aguero with a licence to roam or a part of a front three with De Bruyne and Garcia and Fernandinho anchoring midfield.